African News
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's ending of protections for Somalis
By: Reuters 10th March 2026 Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop US President Donald Trump's administration from next week ending legal... →
Congo Republic's Sassou set to extend long rule, focus on succession
By: Reuters 10th March 2026 Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term... →
Guinea dissolves 40 political parties, opposition leader cries foul
By: Reuters 9th March 2026 Guinea's main opposition leader said "direct resistance" to the country's coup leader-turned-president was now the only way to bring about change... →
Senegal cuts government agencies to save cash amid debt woes
By: Reuters 6th March 2026 Senegal has announced a plan to close 19 government agencies which account for around 1 000 jobs, with officials in the debt-burdened country... →
Angola gets World Bank, MIGA loan guarantees for debt-for-education swap
By: Reuters 6th March 2026 Angola received formal approval from the World Bank and its Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency on Thursday for crucial financial guarantees... →
Clean energy transition provides opportunities for Africa but needs cooperation, money
By: Rebecca Campbell 6th March 2026 Southern Africa remains one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions, pointed out Zimbabwean Energy and Power Development Deputy Minister... →
Africa Trade Barometer points to ease-of-trade improvements leading to investment
By: Schalk Burger 6th March 2026 The latest ‘Africa Trade Barometer’, which has been published yearly by financial services firm Standard Bank since 2022 and which tracks... →
What impact will Africa’s busy 2026 election calendar have on the economic outlook?
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 6th March 2026 Africa faces one of its most crowded electoral calendars this year at a time of shrinking global tolerance for political risk, turning the ballot... →
